This year's NaNo project was (is) a sci-fi, gender-bent retelling of Snow White, with flavors of Treasure Planet thrown in for good measure, complete with an evil stepmother, a wild treasure hunt, and space pirates! It's very much a zero draft and there's still a lot of story to write, but doing some minor edits … Continue reading The Stars’ Favored Son: An Excerpt
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Prompt 21-Siblings
If you had been able to choose, would you rather have been an only child or part of a very large family? Lara stood at the back of the auditorium as the line of teenagers progressed across the stage. She understood why it was important to Midge to see his sister graduate and be given … Continue reading Prompt 21-Siblings
Prompt 9-Self Deception
Name one thing you have lied to yourself about. Why did you do this? “I don’t understand why you just let him go,” Midge grumbled as he tore into a package of dried meat and chewed it vigorously. “He can’t help us,” Lara said, limply stirring her pre-packaged soup with the attached spoon. She wasn’t … Continue reading Prompt 9-Self Deception
Prompt 6-Worth It
Write about something presently in your life that is “worth it.” Kita glared daggers at the locked cabin door, silently daring the captain to break it down and reprimand her. She had pilfered both his keys so he couldn’t just unlock it and saunter in like he owned the place. Which he did, it was … Continue reading Prompt 6-Worth It
Prompt 1-Lazy Day
What is your favorite way to spend a lazy day? The artificial rain of the Dome pattered against the window of the fourth story apartment. Arms folded across his chest, Shane watched the rivulets of water run down the pane in meandering patterns as he sighed in defeat. Nothing was going to get done today. … Continue reading Prompt 1-Lazy Day
